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State v. Hensley

Citations

  • 534 N.W.2d 379
  • 1995 Iowa Sup. LEXIS 159
  • 1995 WL 424992

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  • concluding sufficiency of the evidence is a lesser standard than overwhelming evidence
  • a court may find harmless error where the properly admitted evidence assures that the outcome would have been the same without the improperly admitted evidence
  • “[T]he State’s circumstantial proof forcefully shows that defendant actually believed that the motorcycle was stolen. The circumstantial evidence includes the altered ignition, the missing license plate, and defendant’s suspicious statements and fleeting actions.”

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Judges: Megiverin, Larson, Carter, Neuman, Ternus

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